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2003 Ranked #21,081

Bid It

A bluffing bidding game has players estimate how many matching numbers appear across all hidden hands, then raise or challenge claims. A failed challenge costs cards, and doubling a bid makes an incorrect read more damaging.

Bluffing Card Game Auction/Bidding Betting and Bluffing

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.56

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

"Bid-It! is the bidding game where your hand doesn’t really matter, as long as you know how to bid it!

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"Bid-It! is the bidding game where your hand doesn’t really matter, as long as you know how to bid it! The object of Bid-It! is to bid how many of a given number appear on the cards held by all players together. For instance, a bid of “four 5’s” means the bidder believes that there are at least four fives being held by all players as a group. The next player must either make a higher bid or challenge the previous bid. Once a bid is challenged, the cards are revealed. If the bid was too high, the bidder loses a card. If not, the challenger loses a card. Players try to figure out each other’s hands by their bids, but remember, bluffing is not only legal, it’s sometimes quite effective (unless you get challenged!) If you’re very sure that your opponent’s bid was too high, why not bid “double” and put the loss of 2 cards on the line? Of course, the bidder may turn the tables on you and “redouble”. Or if you think that your opponent’s bid was exactly right, take a chance and bid “Perfecto!” Includes 110 cards and instructions in a colorful metal tin. Inspired by Perudo

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
4–6
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Andy Daniel

Publishers

1
Enginuity

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